Pet-cock-operating device for automobiles



Feb. 16 1926. 1,573,681 B. A. WALBRIDGE |-.-r AL PET COCK OPERATINGDEVIGE FOR AUTOIOBILES Filed Dec. 15, 1925 gwovnl ocs' Patented Feb. 16. 1926..

UNITED stare PA EN oF IcE.

BURNISE A. WALBRIDGE AND CHARLES E. 'WAI-JBRIDGE, OF IHLEN, MINNESOTA.

PET-COCK-QPEBATING DEVICE FOR 'AUTO MOBII ES.

A pplicationvfiled December 15, 1925. Serial No. 75,554.

To aZZ 1072mm it may concern. 7

Be it known that we, BUnNIsE A. VVA L BRIDGE and CHARLES E. \VALBRIDGE, citizens of the United States, residing at Ihlen, in

the county of Pipestone and State of Minnesota,'l1ave invented certain new and useful An important object of the invention is to provide a control for these pet cocks whereby they may be operated from the side of the machine instead of from beneath the.

machine, as is necessary with the ordinary construction.

A furtherobject of the invention is produce a device ofthis character which may be Very cheaply manufactured and which will be durable and efiicient in service.

terially departing from the spirit of the in- These and other objects we-attainby the construction shown in the accompanying drawing, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferredembodiment of our invention and wherein V v Figure 1 is a detail view partially in sec tion showing a pet cock operating element constructed in accordance with our invention applied to the oil control pet cock of a vehicle; i

Figure 2 is a detail view showing the manner of attaching the operating element to the pet cock and the construction of versal joint; v q

Figure 3 is aperspective view. of the bracket employed for mounting the operat- 111g element upon the under surface of the running board;

Figure 4 is a detailsectional view taken through the element of the operating member which actually engages with the pet cock.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing, the numeral 10 indicates an'automobile engine having an oil control Jet cock 11 directed longituclinallyof the vehicle,

and l2 d'esignates therunning board of the the unimeans of which it is controlled.

In accordance with our invention, we proreception of the flattened element The arms produced by this slot and the flattened element are provided with coacting openings 16v and 17 for the reception of a cotter pin vide a member it having a slot 15 for the vehicle. The'pet cock "11 has the usual flattened rotatable operatingelement 1.3 by

18whereby the memberle issecured tothe pet cock operating element. I

Beneath the running board is secured-an inverted U-shaped casting 18*, the depending arms 19 of which have formed therein openings 20 through which is directed a rod 21. crating knob 22 while the inner end thereof isv connected tovthe member 14 by a universal joint he. Any suitable means may be pro vided for securing the castinglS to 4 the runningboard 12, bolts being employed for this purposein the present illustration.

Since the construction hereinbefore set forth is obviously capable of acertain range of change and modification without mavention. we do not limit ourselves to such specific structure except as hereinafter claimed.

Ne claim 1. Incombination with a vehicle including an engine having an oil control pet cock provided lon itudinally of the vehicleand a running board'likewise extending longitudinally of the vehicle, a member having de- The. outer end of this rod has an op pending arms spaced transversely Offltllfi' vehicle and secured to the under surface of the running board, said arms havmgopem ings formed therein, a rod directedthrough said openmgs, a member secured to the operating element of the pet cock and a ,uni-' versal connection between the innerend ofthe rod and the member.

2. In combination with a vehicle including an engine having an oil control pet cock provided longitudinally of the vehicle and a running board like-wise extendinglongitudinallyof the vehicle, a member having de pending arms spaced transversely of the vehicle and secured the runn ng board, sa d arms having openings formed therein, a rod directed through to the under surface of said openings 21 member secured to the operating element of the pet cook, a universal connection between the inner end of the rod and the member, the operating element of the pet cock being flattened said member having; a slot producing arms receiving therebetween the flattened operating memheix the operating memher and arms having coacti1 1' openings :1 n d :r securing element directed through said openings.

In testimony whereof We hereunto affix our signatures. BURNISE A. VVALBRIDGE. CHARLES E. NALBRIDGE. 

